Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-20
LAB0R'S INTEREST.
The General Assembly Of the Knights
of Labor Busily at Work.
Grand Master Workman PoWderly
Gives an Exposition of
His Views.
AnarchiSm Not One Of the Precepts Of
the Order, but to Re Con-
demned.
THE KNIGHTS or.nARoR

| MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Oct. 15.-The
Knights of Labor delegates arose early
this morning and spent the forenoon
about the hotel Hobbies discussing various
matters that are likely to come up before
the general assembly this week. The
several committees were in session dur
ing the day, getting their work in shape
! for the convention. The general execu-
tive board also held a secret session in
the West hotel, which lasted all the fore
noon. The general opinion among the
delegates to day is that no, serious fight
will come up now before the convention
closes its work. Another sharp discus
sion is likely to come up over me law
governing the national trade districts.
| 1t is said that the trade district dele
! gates will ask that the law be changed
materially so as to give them more pow
ST. This request will be opposed, ard
very strongly too, by the delegates repre-
seating the mixed districts, as the de
mands of the former would in measure
tend to utterly destroy the power of the
latter. The fight that it was supposed
would be made against Bowderly and the
other general officers is said to have "died
abornin." A prominent eastern delegate
said on this matter this morning: "The
delegates who came here to fight Powder
| ly and some of the other general officers
have pulled IN their horns. The fact
that they could find nothing to base a
| fight on has greutly demoralized them.
| They will not now demand that the con
vention do as they ask on various legisla-
tive matters, but will instead request that
they get what they ask without a SIGHT"
IL I
yened at the usual time this morning, but
! little business of importance was handled
the time being consumed in hearing re-
ports and appointing committees. There
was an unpoistakeble feeling of satisfac-
| tion at the sentiments presented by Mr..
| Powderly in his report on the attitude of
the order and the Catholic church.
/ Knights of all religious denominations
were loud in their praise of Mr. Powder
! ly's report and his personal attitude.
| John Morrison, of New York, elected
delegate from district assembly No. 126.
has announced that the trouble had
all been settled, and that his assembly
would be reihstated.
TIE ANABCHIsTsF CASE.
There was only one session of the
| Knights of Labor geneG2l assembly to-
day, and when that was called to order az
? Z. NJ. il was found that the committee
| for whose accommodation the long recess
was taken were not ready TO report. They
were granted further time, and the con
ventoin taking up miscellaneous business,
an opportunity was presented for bring
/ ing up the long looked-for anarchy dis
cussions. James L. Quinn, of district
assembly No. 40. of New York, the fam
Gus "kicker" and Home club man, pre-
scented the following resolution under
suspension of the rules:
Considering that the development of
the human mind in the nineteenth cen
fury has reached a point expressed al.
most universally against capital punish
nent or taking of human life by judicial
process as a relic of barbarism: therefore,
be it
Resolved, That this convention expro3s
sorrow that the 2en in Chicago wore
doomed to death, and that it use CRY
eudeayor to secure Communication OF the
sentence of death passed upon them.
The convention was at once thrown
into the widest excitement, scores of
the delegates trying at the same time to
obtain the floor. General Master Work
man Powderly decided the resolution ont
Of order.
Joseph Eyang of Pittsburgh, appealed
from the decision. The appeal was lost
by vote of 15l to %. Before the APP
peal was taken Mr.. Powderly called Gen
eral Worthy Foreman Griffiths, of Chica-
90, to the chair, aud in short but vehe-
nent speech called upon the convention
to defeat the resolution. He said no
true knight could be an anarchist. He
appealed to the delegates in irApassiOned
words not to pervert the purposes of the
order by the passage of any such resolu-
tions. 1t was the hottest speech Powder
ly was ever known to make. Quinn, who
offered the resolution, voted aye on the
appeal in order to move reconsideration.
T. II. Lawry, of Pennsylvania, also made
a warm speech, and was followed by
number of others This was the princi-
pal episode of a rather quiet day.
Just after the call to order at . O'Clock
resolutions on the death OF B. 3. Heath,
the Chicago editor, who was long asso-
oiated with Thomas Armstrong, of Penn
syIyania, were sdopted.
The general executive board hello
SECRET SESSION
in the West hotel which lasted all the
forenoon. The general opinion among
the delegates to-day is that no serious
fight will come up now before the con
vention closes its work. A sharp disens
sion is likely to occur over the law gov
eIning the nationa! trade districts. 1t is
said that the trade district delegates viii
ask that the law be changed materially
so as TO give them mere power. This re-
quest will be opposed and very strongly
too, by the delegates representing the
mixed districts, as the demands of the
former would in measure tend to utterly
destroy the power of the latter.